The Imperial History History suggests that great leaders view the world as a divided empire that if united would end problems that a single nation dream of solving. Many leaders of today fight for division, independence, and personal interests. Such leaders want control over small territories just to exercise power and control over a small population resulting in problems such as famine, poverty, and civil wars. Real leaders seek glory by achieving world domination to help their society move forward towards a better future and inviting other societies to join. Hence, spread civilized laws and ideas, end barbarism, and unite mankind.
The Macedonians started their campaign of conquering the Persians as a method to unite the Greeks.
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Colonization is the process of forming colonies where emigrants from a country live in a distant land and subject to their parent country. World Domination by an empire has pros and cons, such pros are unity of the people of certain culture or religion, economic growth of the nation, technological advancements, and national security. Unity of people, a term used to describe the strong bond between groups of people living in a nation, or a region sharing the same religion or culture. For example, in the Middle East, Arabs lived there in tribes fighting one another. When Islam was introduced and spread in the region, the Arabs as Muslims stood together united as one nation because they shared the same religion, culture, and followed one leader called the Caliph. This created unity which brought more together as Islam spread leading to an empire. It was a period “where all Arabs were brothers and where Arab rule extended throughout the Middle East” (Kennedy, 2004). This empire gave Muslims a chance to engage in trade that stretched from China to Europe connecting the East with the West and trade within the empire between cities. During the Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphs, Iraq was the most productive area due to its irrigated alluvium of southern Iraq which generated the most revenues and was four times the revenues of Egypt which was the next richest province (Kennedy, 2004). In addition, many scholars of that period started theorizing and experimenting which lead
The role of the Middle East has been very crucial to the United States, especially after WWII. The U.S. had three strategic goals in the Middle East and consistently followed them throughout various events that unfolded in the region. First, with the emergence of the cold war between the Soviet Union and the U.S., policymakers began to recognize the importance of the Middle East as a strategic area in containing Soviet influence. This also coincides with the U.S. becoming increasingly wary of Arab nationalism and the threat it posed to U.S. influence. Secondly, the emergence of the new Israeli state in 1948 further deepened U.S. policy and involvement in the region while also creating friction between the U.S. and Arab states which were
The Persians wanted to conquer the Greeks after the Greeks were allies to Aristogoras. Darius, the king of Persia, started to send agents to determine any potential allies in the Greek city-states. They found Argos and supplied the with men and money to get the job done. They failed as Spartans sliced and diced every soldier, as shown in the movie “300.” Spartans always came out on top due to their aggressive and “perfect” military. Athens had their entire fleet destroyed and were controlled by Sparta from there on
Edmund Burke once said “Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.” Unfortunately, it seems that many people who have impacted the world have had a bad history teacher, as history continues to repeat itself to this day. One of the most prime examples of this is seen in the Middle East; where the Palestinian people are fighting against the Israelis over territory in which they both believe belongs to them. It has been a dispute which has resulted in loss of homes, loss of life and loss of money. However, this is nothing new. Eugene O’Neill’s statement, “There is no present and no future, only the past happening over and over again, now” applies strongly to the situation of the past 70 years in the
Document 2, the empire stretched from Greece in the west to India in the east. Persian
Colonizing is to establish or secure permanently a residence or it is, to become fixed, resolved, or established residence or colony. frontiers of inclusion is a border between two countries/a region that forms the margin of settled or developed territory
The Middle East was under the control of the Ottoman Empire for many centuries. It was declining but still in control until World War 1. World War 1 impacted the modern Middle East a tremendous amount. Who controlled the Middle East changed because of oil, resources, and the relationships between Israelis and Palestinians also changed drastically.
Settler Colonialism is a constant social and political arrangement in which new comers/colonizers/settlers come to a place, claim it as their own, and do whatever it takes to vanish the Indigenous people who reside there.
When conducting business in the twenty-first century, it is crucial to possess an array of skills to assist you in your business venture. In many situations you will be dealing with people of different ages, genders, races, and cultures. The world today is extremely culturally diverse. It is crucial in this culturally diverse world that we learn how to conduct business cross-culturally. Each culture has unique views of time, specific ways of demonstrating respect, different ways their business is structured, and distinct degrees of dependence. If all the unique aspects of a business are taken into consideration then there will likely be a positive outcome for all involved.
Colony is a group of people situated in one place who are ruled by a parent country somewhere else.
The role of Prophet Muhammad, as both a temporal and religious leader was undeniably an important factor in the success of the Arab conquests. These events took place between 622 and 750, first involving the establishment of a new unified polity in the Arabian Peninsula, then leading to a Muslim Empire which stretched from central Asia to North Africa and was one of the largest the world has ever seen. This overwhelming success merits explanation, yet this is difficult to establish with certainty, due to the small number and poor quality of surviving sources. Muhammad’s main role was to provide a unifying influence, both during his lifetime when he united a
Iran was included in the territory of what was then the ancient Persian Empire. For centuries Iran (land of the Aryans) was also referred to as Persia, which was the official name until 1935. Fourteen years had passed before the Iranian government allowed the use of both names. Few groups of people today have significant history like the Iranians, descending from the ancient Persians, who possess one of the world’s richest and oldest cultures. Historically, a variety of other cultures and groups had once occupied the ancient Iranian plateau as early as 4,000 B.C.E, with little importance. Beginning by the third millennium, Persia was ruled by some of the greatest kings of all time, from Cyrus the Great to Darius the III, who turned the
Construction spending in the Middle East and Africa increased by 3.8% in 2014, and total construction spending in this region will increase at a compound annual rate of 3.7% through to 2017 (IHS 2013). The South African government has committed to spending US$109.74 billion on infrastructure development through to 2015, including the construction of power plants, transportation network expansion and upgrades, and new water and sanitation systems. A lack of infrastructure has constrained South Africa’s ability to grow its export sectors. As a result, infrastructure will see the fastest growth and residential construction will be the slowest-growing segment in Africa (IHS 2013).
This is how I feel when trying to understand art from nothing. The codes of communication, the means by which we understand language are not clear. Art is a language, but a symbolic one. I am trying to understand the reasons and the culture that produces this language. My learning plan, written a few months before we departed for our program, was focused in trying to understand the relationship between culture and art in the Islamic countries. An Islamic art definition that I have repeated before and as presented by Eva Baer is the following: "Islamic arts refers not only to the art made for Islamic practices and settings but also to the art made by and for the people who lived or live in lands where most-or
were chosen by God to set up a state of Israel where they could not be
There are people all around the world whose homes are being destroyed every day. They need our help because they have nothing left. The Middle East has a lot of problems today because of the terrorism in their countries. People that are being displaced need homes in other countries. The situations that these people have to live in are unbearable and are so bad that people cannot live in. It is our responsibility to help others in need because if that were us we would want help in that situation too.